Harry Reid

Harry Mason Reid (2 December 1939-) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Nevada's 1st district (D) from 3 January 1983 to 3 January 1987, succeeding James Santini and preceding James Bilbray, and a member of the US Senate from Nevada from 3 January 1987 to 3 January 2017, succeeding Paul Laxalt and preceding Catherine Cortez Masto.

Early career
Harry Mason Reid was born in Searchlight, Nevada on 2 December 1939, and he began his public career as the city attorney for Henderson, Nevada, before being elected to the Nevada Assembly for Clark County's fourth district in 1968. From 4 January 1971 to 5 January 1975, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada under Mike O'Callaghan, succeeding Edward Fike and preceding Robert Rose. From 1977 to 1981, he also headed the important Nevada Gaming Commission, which was in charge of overseeing all gambling in the state, specifically the casinos of Las Vegas. Reid was known to frequent the Tangiers Hotel, owned by Mafia associate Frank Rosenthal, and, in 1980, he held a hearing on the hotel's license after County Commissioner Pat Webb used his influence to dig up Rosenthal's pending license application. Reid denied going to the Tangiers Hotel, except for a dinner with Barney Greenstein, and Rosenthal criticized Reid on live television, cursing him and verbally attacking him in front of the media.

Congressman
After a failed run for Mayor of Las Vegas and for the US Senate, Reid won election to the US House of Representatives in 1982, serving until 1987, when he was finally elected to the Senate. Reid served as the Senate Democratic Whip from 1999 to 2005, served as Senate Minority Leader from 2005 to 2007 and from 2015 to 2017, and as Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015. As Majority Leader, Reid helped to pass legislation such as Obamacare, the Dodd-Frank Act, and the 2009 stimulus bill. Reid retired from the Senate in 2017, and he was succeeded as Senate Minority Leader by Chuck Schumer and as Senator by Catherine Cortez Masto.